SECI to take pre-bid queries online for 15-MW floating solar plant at SCCL.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) recently asked all bidders for the 15-megawatt (MW) floating solar plant at the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) to send their pre-bid queries online, as a result of the extended nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

It has requested for the online submission of queries by 24 April, 2020. The pre-bid meeting was scheduled for 20 April, 2020.

“The country is phasing through this crucial time having a complete lockdown of all the states and union territories till 3 May, 2020… In such a situation, all prospective bidders are requested to kindly submit their respective pre-bid queries, so as to save on overall tendering time,” SECI said in a statement recently.

Earlier this month, SECI had issued the tender inviting bids for setting up of 15 MW floating solar PV power plant at different sites at the SCCL in Telangana.

“It is evident that the global outbreak of pandemic novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, has significantly hampered the functioning of all sectors including institutions, commercial establishments, offices and various manufacturing units are also at standstill. As a result of this, the pre-bid meeting scheduled for the subject tender could not be conducted on 20 April, 2020,” SECI added.

The tender included design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, commissioning and O&M of the plant. The last date for submission of bids is 4 May, 2020, and the techno-commercial bids will be opened on the same date.

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